Researching James Bloom
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1011 people with the Bloom surname? In that year Bloom was ranked number 2582 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Bloom on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Bloom and the Bloom Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1942 people with the Bloom surname in the UK? Bloom is now ranked number 2389 for popularity in the UK. |
Bloom Family History Databases
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Bloom Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Bloom surname in the USA? Bloom is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called James Bloom
James Harvey Bloom
James Harvey Bloom (28 December 1860 – 1944) was an English clergyman and antiquary.
Bloom was the son of Rev. James Graver Bloom. A non-collegiate student at the University of Cambridge, he gained his B.A. in 1887 and a M.A. in 1891. Ordained deacon in Calcutta in 1888, he was curate of St Andrew's, Hertford. After becoming a priest in 1890, he was curate of Hemsworth from 1890 to 1892. He was Headmaster of Long Marston Grammar School from 1893 to 1895, and then Rector of Whitchurch, Warwickshire from 1896 to 1917.
Bloom was a genealogist, antiquarian and miscellaneous author.
Bloom died in 1944. His books were sold at auction.
His daughter was the novelist Ursula Bloom, who published a memoir of her father, Parson Extraordinary (1963).
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